I have seen, O Lord, that your decisions are right, and that in unchanging faith you have sent trouble on me.
Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?
For he does not give man a fixed time to come before him to be judged.
Because of it I keep straight in all things by your orders; and I am a hater of every false way.
Your word is true from the first; and your upright decision is unchanging for ever.
In the middle of the night I will get up to give you praise, because of all your right decisions.
I will give you praise with an upright heart in learning your right decisions.
All the ways of the Lord are mercy and good faith for those who keep his agreement and his witness.
You are in the right, O Lord, when I put my cause before you: still let me take up with you the question of your decisions: why does the evil-doer do well? why are the workers of deceit living in comfort?
He is the Rock, complete is his work; for all his ways are righteousness: a God without evil who keeps faith, true and upright is he.
To all those who are dear to me, I give sharp words and punishment: then with all your heart have sorrow for your evil ways.